A security source in Anbar Governorate revealed today, Wednesday, that US troops signed a contract agreeing to supply food for their base located at Ain al- Assad for the next five years.
“The American forces stationed at the Ain al-Assad air base in the al-Baghdadi district, west of Anbar, concluded a contract with Iraqi contractors to supply their forces with large quantities of food, especially meat and fish,” the source said in a statement to Al-Maalouma Agency underlining that the contract is for five years.
“The American forces had prior concluded a contract with Iraq contractors to supply their forces with food supplies, but the contract expired a few days ago, which prompted the American forces to renew the contract again for another 5 years, indicating that those forces will remain in their positions inside the Ain al-Assad base until the end of 2029,” he said.
“American soldiers from time to then roam the markets of Al-Baghdadi district to buy their needs of various goods, but the precautionary measures taken stressed the need of being cautious and careful of the movements of American forces and to remain inside their military barracks,” he said.
“The Iraqi contractors who will supply the American forces with food supplies have undergone vetting processes with help of security leaders,” he said.
